IGU CDES Regional Conference Geographies of America and the transformation of economic spaces in global context September 9 to 11, 2026, Fortaleza, Brazil Key dates • Deadline for Abstracts: May 15, 2026 • Notification about acceptance: May 29, 2026 • Registration closes: July 1, 2026 • Preliminary Program: mid-July 2026 • Final Program: mid-August 2026 [...]
The health and sustainability of left behind places and distressed neighbourhoods: advances through applied geography Applied Geography Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) themed conference Date: September 9-11, 2026 Place: Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden This symposium brings together scholars in population geography and related fields interested in left behind places and [...]
10th Anniversary Celebration of the 2016 International Year of Global Understanding Michael Meadows at the 10th Anniversary Celebration the 2016 International Year of Global Understanding The increasing nationalisation of global problem constellations in current world politics shows us how important the programme of the 2016 International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) still is. The need [...]
Italian territory’s response to new forms of work organisation in the face of global challenges for a new territorial justice Edited by Sergio Zilli (University of Trieste) and Federica Burini (University of Bergamo) Topics: - - - - - - - - - theoretical perspectives on critical geography of work methodological approaches for territorial justice [...]
“The health and sustainability of left-behind places and distressed neighbourhoods: Advances through applied geography” Date: September 9-11, 2026 Place: Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden Keynote speakers: Professor Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, and Professor Eva K. Andersson, Stockholm University. Left behind places and distressed neighbourhoods represent complex geographical and social realities often [...]
Honorable election The Chair of the IGU Global Understanding Commission has been elected as 2025 Distinguished Fellow of The International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI). This election occurred alongside colleagues from Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, Shenzhen University, the University of Hong Kong and Arizona State University and is an interesting opener for [...]
En mémoire du Professeur Gabriel WACKERMANN (1928-2026) C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous vous faisons part du décès du Professeur Gabriel WACKERMANN. Géographe émérite français, le Professeur Gabriel Wackermann a marqué durablement la discipline par l’ampleur de son œuvre, la rigueur de sa pensée et la générosité de son engagement intellectuel. Son parcours témoigne [...]
Happy New Year 2026
THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION GEOGRAPHIES (ICPG 2026) The International Conference on Population Geographies (ICPG) is a biennial forum for scholars working on population geography, spatial demography, and population-related spatial issues. ICPG 2026 welcomes international participation. MAIN THEME Population Geographies in an Era of Demographic Transition FORMAT • Hybrid conference (on-site and online). On-site [...]
IGU CDES 2026 Conference, May 27-29, 2026, Turku, Finland "Strengthening Economic Resilience: Geographies of Policies, Knowledge Co-Creation and Industry Transformations" Organized by Economic Geography unit, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku Abstract submission deadline: 15 February 2026. Submission: SUBMIT ABSTRACT Details and Call for Papers Conference website: IGU-CDES Conference 2026
